Cheap flights from New York to Bucharest from $258

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of January, then book flights to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport from New York during November instead. Flights to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport in November, while not as cheap as those in January, still average around $529.

Our data shows that Sunday is the least expensive day to fly to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $754. When flying out on a Tuesday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from New York to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport for around $839.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport is in the afternoon. Flights from New York to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport during this time can be as low as $666. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport, so prices are often more expensive at around $810 per ticket.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Bucharest Otopeni Intl for the best New York - Bucharest Otopeni Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport for around $647 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport from New York for as low as $599 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 17% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport flight.

As of August 2026, prices for New York to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport flights are approximately 3% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

SWISS, Delta, and Austrian Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Bucharest Otopeni Intl

HiSky, Air France and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport from New York according to our data. HiSky is the first choice among our users, with 42% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 11 different airlines that fly to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 76% of flights between New York and Bucharest have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 156 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, HiSky have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 77% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Istanbul (IST) was the most common stop: 22% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Munich (MUC) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $383.

Flights connecting via Vienna (VIE) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 32m.

Istanbul (IST) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 38m.

The number of flights available between New York and Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport is 4 per week as of August 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 25% of weekly flights leaving on this day.

The flight from New York to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport depends on which airports you’re departing and arriving from and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Newark (a popular airport in New York) to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport (the most popular airport in Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport), then the flight time is 10h 50m on average. If you fly from New York (another popular airport in New York) to Bucharest Otopeni Intl Airport, then the average flight time is 11h.